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USS Alexander

International Radio Call Sign, 1912:
Nan - Boy - Mike NBM

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Spanish Campaign Medal

Screw Steamer:

Built in 1894 as the screw steamer Atala at Stockton-on-Tees, England, by Richardson Duck & Co.

Purchased by the Navy from New Star Blue Line Steamers, 25 April 1898, converted to a collier

Commissioned USS Alexander at Norfolk, 2 June 1898, CDR. William T. Burwell in command

During the Spanish-American War Alexander served on the Atlantic station supporting the blockade of Cuba

Decommissioned at Norfolk, date unknown

Recommissioned at Norfolk, 4 March 1900, for duty in the collier service.

Assigned to collier duty with Asiatic Fleet 1903

Reassigned to the Pacific Fleet in 1907

Decommissioned, 15 April 1910, at Navy Yard Cavite, Philippine Islands

Recommissioned, 6 July 1911, assignment to the Asiatic Fleet

Decommissioned, 9 August 1913, at Cavite

Struck from the Naval Register, 16 August 1913

Sold in 1913 to Madrigal & Co., Manila, P.I., renamed Rio Pasig

Final Disposition, sailed from Seattle for Vladivostok, 31 December 1915, reported missing in 1916, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 6,181 t.
Length 342'
Beam 43'
Draft 23'
Speed 10 kts
Complement 68
Armament

two 6-pdrs

two 3-pdrs

Propulsion steam

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
098627306	515k	*Alexander* Alexander - Alexander III of Macedon 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of 20. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through western Asia and northeast Africa, and by the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders. (Wikipedia) Alexander Mosaic (detail), House of the Faun, Pompeii, circa 100 BC. (cropped) Source: The Guardian (DEA/G Nimatallah/De Agostini/Getty Images)(Wikipedia)	Tommy Trampp
	139k	The New Star Blue Line Steamers *Alexander* under conversion to a Navy collier, 29 May 1898, at Norfolk, VA. US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo # NH 57786, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Mike Green
	75k	USS Alexander off Norfolk Navy Yard, 7 June 1898, a week after commissioning. Note the 6-pounder gun on the forecastle. US National Archives, RG-19-N box 26, Photo # 19-N-14264 a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Mike Green
	92k	USS Alexander probably photographed, 7 June 1898. She appears to retain her previous owner's markings on her stack, perhaps as a disguise. US National Archives, RG-19-A-1, Photo # 19-N-14265, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Mike Green
	102k	USS Alexander off the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1900. US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 57787, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Mike Green
	80k	USS Alexander moored, date and location unknown. US Library of Congress, LC-D4-20122	Mike Green

USS Alexander
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